Main Entry: con·gress
Pronunciation: kä-grs
Function: noun1: a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and action2: the chief lawmaking body of a nation and especially of a republic that in the U.S. is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives3: an association of organizations having a common interest - con·gres·sion·al /kn-gresh-nl, -n-l/ adjective- con·gres·sion·al·ly /-/ adverb